I think (I think) that is where being a flight attendant for life has ruined air travel aboard American flagged carriers. In a word, unions. There are some jobs that are just more suitable as a thing one does before getting into a real career or marriage. In days gone by being a stewardess seemed like something women did before they got married, then quit. Let's face it, this is not the kind of job that is conducive to good work/life balance to say the least and I have to think, the older one gets, the more difficult the job becomes. So rather than move on, because the pay is so good, flight attendants hang on while their ability to tolerate the inconveniences and physical demands of the job erodes. Once one flies a foreign flagged airline, they become aware of what I'm saying here.
remember when airline stewardesses were pretty and not the present day ugly to the bone nags?
Now you get groped by some *** at TSA, and get some swooshy Steward or a bitter ol stewardess